RGD Reference Report - Two homologs of the Drosophila polarity gene frizzled (fz) are widely expressed in mammalian tissues. - Rat Genome Database

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Two homologs of the Drosophila polarity gene frizzled (fz) are widely expressed in mammalian tissues.

Authors: Chan, SD  Karpf, DB  Fowlkes, ME  Hooks, M  Bradley, MS  Vuong, V  Bambino, T  Liu, MY  Arnaud, CD  Strewler, GJ 
Citation: Chan SD, etal., J Biol Chem 1992 Dec 15;267(35):25202-7.
RGD ID: 61590
Pubmed: PMID:1334084   (View Abstract at PubMed)

The frizzled (fz) locus of Drosophila encodes a protein (Fz) with a seven-transmembrane-domain profile characteristic of G-protein-coupled receptors. In Drosophila, genetic evidence suggests that Fz functions to transmit and transduce polarity signals in epidermal cells during hair and bristle development. We have isolated from a UMR 106 rat osteosarcoma cell library a cDNA (fz-1) encoding a predicted 641-residue protein (Fz-1) with 46% homology with Drosophila Fz. We also identified a second cDNA (fz-2) encoding a protein (Fz-2) of 570 amino acids that is 80% homologous with Fz-1, with divergence most evident in the extracellular domains. Southern blots of rat genomic DNA indicated that fz-1 and fz-2 represent distinct genes. Northern analysis revealed the presence of a single fz-1 mRNA (4.7 kilobases) and two fz-2 mRNAs (2.5 and 4.5 kilobases) in rat tissues. The fz-1 and fz-2 genes are widely expressed in rat tissues with the highest steady-state levels of mRNA in kidney, liver, heart, uterus, and ovary. fz-1 and -2 mRNA levels were greater in neonatal than in corresponding adult tissues. Treatment of UMR 106 cells with bone resorbing agents including parathyroid hormone, epidermal growth factor, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 produced increases in fz-1 and -2 mRNA levels. We suggest that hormonal induction of Fz proteins in osteoblasts serves to promote intercellular signaling required for functional responses such as increased bone resorption. Fz-1 and Fz-2 may represent products of a gene family whose members serve as transducers or intercellular transmitters of signals required for normal morphogenesis and/or differentiated function in diverse tissues.

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Fzd1  (frizzled class receptor 1)
Fzd2  (frizzled class receptor 2)


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